Heroes is an American Emmy Award-nominated science fiction drama television series, created by Tim Kring, which premiered in Fall 2006. The show tells the story of several people who "thought they were like everyone else... until they realized they have incredible abilities" such as telepathy, time travel, flight and instantaneous regeneration. These people soon realize they have a role in preventing a catastrophe and saving mankind. [from Wikipedia]

Cary's role as the sword maker, and the storyline surrounding it, was kept very quiet until the episode actually aired in late October, 2007. "All I can say is that I'm playing the sword maker, and that my character has an integral role in Hiro's story."